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COMPANY PROFILE

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VISION

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  • To be the foremost contemporary dance theatre in the Asia-Pacific region.


MISSION

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  • To be the foremost contemporary dance theatre through presentation of works with a distinctive Singaporean identity, alongside excellence in artistic management and strong production values.


VALUES

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  • Professionalism 

  • Quality 

  • Innovation 

  • Trust 

  • Leadership

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MILESTONES

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1999  • Founding of Odyssey Dance Theatre (ODT)

2000  • ODT’s first mainhouse “Odyssey to the Sublime” at Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel

2001  • Seagate International, Patron of the Arts for ODT in 2001, commissioned three mainhouse seasons – “X-Treme                  2”, “The White Sensation”  & “Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Dance Fiesta”           

2002  • Commissioned by The Esplanade to perform “The White Sensation” at Esplanade Theatre.

2003  • Establishment of ODT Young Company 

           • Co-presented with Singapore Art Museum to premiere “Passion.Love”- ODT’s first outdoor production

2005  • International collaboration and performance of “Synesthesia” by ODT and Seo Dong Hyun Dance Company with              14 international artists performing at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

2006  • ODT’s Artistic Director Dr Danny Tan was commissioned by the Singapore Arts Festival to produce “Providence”                for its choreographic dance platform – “Forward Moves”

2007  • ODT Young Company’s first mainhouse season “Dance on the Move” at Lee Foundation Theatre

2009  • ODT celebrated its 10th anniversary with ‘Red Tears’, a uniquely Singaporean production that investigated the                  400 years old Teochew Opera with Contemporary Dance  

2011  • ODT celebrated its young company’s 10th anniversary with “Soaring Odyssey”

           • ODT’s second generation of Singaporean choreographers had ventured their choreographic skills since 2008,                     producing many refreshing and dynamic works, such as “Silent Connexion” that have toured internationally. 

2013  • First full-length performance by ODT’s second generation of Singaporean choreographers with full Singaporean                casts – “The Art of Faking”

2014  • Commissioned by the Singapore Biennale 2013 to present a site-specific work - “As We Live…” at Singapore Art                   Museum

           • Finale of the 6th DanzINC Festival – “Moments” was held in partnership with The Embassy of the Republic of                      Korea, and in association with the Korea Festival 2014. Performed by ODT Main Company with live music & vocal              accompaniment by 10 ODT Associate Artistes (Music). (University Cultural Centre Hall)           

2015  • ‘Wow! Merlion’ was graced by Minister Grace Fu during at Victoria Theatre 

2016  • Supported by The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Singapore for the third time, Dr Danny Tan’s full-length                  work “I Am Sorry!” was successfully premiered at UCC Hall as the finale of DanzINC festival, in conjunction with                  Korea Festival 2016.

2017  • Cultural Diplomacy (9th Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Dance Fiesta 2017) - ODT completed a 6-city tour in Italy, in                partnership with 10 Italian dance companies.

           • World premiere of "Are We?" at Victoria Theatre as the opening of 9th Xposition 'O' Contemporary Dance Fiesta.               Guests of Honour: Ms Paula Parviainen (Former Ambassador, Embassy of Finland), Mr Raffaele Langella                             (Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Italy) & Mr Sim Gim Guan (CEO, National Council of Social Service).

2018  • Performed in “Little Match Girl” during Keppel Charity Golf & Gala Dinner 2018. Guest of Honour: Mr Heng Swee              Keat (Minister for Finance).

            • Premiered “Rain or Shine?” after its Bulgarian residency as the finale of DanzINC Festival 2018.

2019  • Premiered full-length work “Lost or Found?” at P. E. T Series after its excerpt performance in Seattle International              Dance Festival (Winter Edition).

             • “Radiance” was commissioned and performed at St Regis Hotel for Avita Celergen’s   10thAnniversary.

             • “Start or Stop?” had its world premiere in Vietnam under Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Dance Festival (Vietnam).                • It was also performed for “Cultural Diplomacy Gala”, closing event of 10th Biennial Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary                  Dance Fiesta in Singapore.

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RECOGNITION

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Since 1999, the sustained commitment and support from numerous organisations have assisted ODT Dance to grow from strength to strength. Many of our sponsors and supporters have been recognised by the Singapore Government receiving the Patron of the Arts award, given by the former Ministry of Communication, Information and the Arts.

As an independent dance company, ODT Dance continues to receive patronage from government, embassies, local and international corporate entities and many others for commissioning works to be produced for festivals, local main house seasons, community platforms and international tours. 


In May 2001, Seagate Technology Int’l had committed a major year-long sponsorship programme to ODT, which involved commissioning a presentation of Dr. Danny Tan’s full-length repertoire – ‘The White Sensation’at Victoria Theatre whilst reinforcing the shared principles between Seagate & ODT – Innovation, Creativity & Precision. ‘The White Sensation’ was also re-staged for the Esplanade Trial & Orientation in July 2002.


Shell came on board to support ODT Dance in its community and outreach initiatives between 2003-2005. It had also supported the growth of ODT Young Dance Company. 

From 2004 - 2006, under the patronage of Ms Lee Xiang Yin (Regional CEO for Asia, Bel’Air), ODT received annual sponsorship from SHIANG SERIES for support towards the company’s local programmes, and commissioning of new dance works by Artistic Director Dr. Danny Tan.

Energizer came on board as our main sponsor from 2006, having supported our key programmes including Summer DanceFit 2006, DanzINC 2006, the international touring of Providence (World Premiere) and Arts4yoUths and Young Artists Project Performers (2007 - 2008).

Starlite (Far East) Pte Ltd and Iceworks Communications had supported ODT Dance between 2010-2012 while Melissa has been a staunch supported of ODT Dance since 2016.  

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We are very grateful to our long term supporters such as The National Arts Council (Singapore), Lee Foundation and OCBC Bank since day one. 


| SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS OF ODT FROM YEAR 2000 ​|

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / EMBASSIES 

  • Arts Council England

  • Arts Council Korea

  • Australian Council for the Arts

  • Australian Government

  • Australian High Commission

  • British High Commission

  • Embassy of Italy

  • Embassy of the Republic of Korea

  • Embassy of the Philippines

  • Embassy of Finland

  • Embassy of Japan

  • Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

  • Italian Cultural Institute

  • Japan Creative Centre

  • Queensland Government

  • Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

  • Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts

  • National Arts Council

  • National Library Board

  • National Volunteer and Philanthropic Centre

  • Peoples Association

  • Singapore Art Museum

  • Singapore International Foundation

  • Singapore Tourism Board(Uniquely Singapore)

  • Central Singapore Community Development Council

  • PasirRisPunggol GRC

  • Singapore Indoor Stadium

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FOUNDATIONS


  • Artsfund

  • Hong Leong Foundation

  • Japan Foundation

  • KuoPao Kun Foundation

  • KwamIm Thong Hood Cho Temple

  • Lee Foundation

  • Press Foundation of Singapore

  • Shaw Foundation 

  • Singapore HokkienHuay Kuan

  • The Singapore Arts Federation


CORPORATE PARTNERS

  • 2B EZ Global Ticketing Pte Ltd

  • Aiwo

  • Amore Fitness 

  • Allson Hotel

  • Asiana Airlines

  • Bel'air

  • Bod.Bodynits

  • Borneo Motors

  • Citychain

  • Chia Chia Catering

  • Continental Steel Pte Ltd

  • Creative Technology Ltd

  • Drama Centre

  • Energizer 

  • Enviably Me Pte Ltd

  • Great Eastern

  • Hope of God Singapore

  • Hotel Bencoolen

  • Japan Airlines

  • Korean Air

  • Map for Artists

  • Metro Arts

  • Myojo Foods 

  • NUS Centre For the Arts

  • OCBC Bank

  • Peatix Asia Pte Ltd

  • Polystone

  • Rhema Events & Arts Services Pte Ltd

  • Rightcom Interior Services

  • Samuel Seow Law Corporation 

  • Seagate

  • Shell

  • Singapore Pools

  • Singapore Press Holdings

  • The Sultan

  • Victoria Theatre 

PRODUCTION PARTNERS

  • Capitaland Mall - Junction 8

  • CS Lite

  • CSP Productions

  • DongLi 88.3 fm

  • Hup Guan & CO

  • Iceworks Communications Pte Ltd

  • library @ esplanade

  • NPE Print Communication Pte Ltd

  • OnStage Arts Management & Trade

  • Pantomime Entertainment Singapore

  • Power 98 fm

  • Print at Work

  • Singapore Indoor Stadium

  • Stage Image

  • Starlite (Far East) Pte Ltd

  • Singapore TV 12 Pte Ltd

  • Studio 2000 Pte Ltd 

  • Tdc.com

  • The arts magazine

  • The costumes shop

  • The Show Company

  • Web Synergies

  • ZO Card

DANCE/SCHOOL SUPPORTERS

  • Assumption English School

  • Bedok View Secondary School

  • Bukit Batok Secondary School

  • Dance Association of Korea

  • Greenridge Primary School

  • Hui&Kuah Pte Ltd

  • Juying Secondary School

  • KuoChuan Presbyterian Secondary School

  • LaSalle-SIA College of The Arts

  • Link Dance Company (Australia)

  • Minds - Fernvale Gardens School

  • Metta School

  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

  • Nanyang Junior College

  • Nanyang Technological University, SADM

  • Northland Secondary School

  • Practice Performing Arts School

  • Punggol Secondary School

  • Queensland University of Technology (Australia)

  • Seoul Art College

  • Southview Primary School

  • The Substation

  • Theatre Arts Troupe

  • University of Winchester (UK)

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